Sharene



Hello! My name is Sharene Shaw.I am basically one of the most amazing people you will ever meet in your life! That sounds very conceited, but if you must be conceited about anything, it should be your personality- right?

I am pretty outgoing,and have a hard time holding back how I feel. I enjoy watching TV, sleeping, and trying new foods.I am trying to learn how to enjoy working out and exercising but i will tell you how that goes by the end of the summer.

My family is from Jamaica, Portland to exact which is basically on the other side of the island. Its beautiful there and i think it is a place that everyone should see at least once! I have lived in NYC my WHOOOOOOOLE LIFE! I was born and raised in Harlem ( Harlem is different from Manhattan even though Harlem is in Manhattan), I went to CUNY Lehman in the Bronx with Jessica for 3 years, I lived in Crown Heights Brooklyn for 3 years. and currently live in Harlem again which makes me supper happy.

I have taught in the Bronx for the past 2 years teaching special education in English and Social Studies grades 9-12. My first two years at my placement school with TFA sucked and I will not be going back there. It hurts a lot, because I am going to miss the core group of students that I have been with for two years but I am happy to get out there and be happy again!

My new job is at a transfer school downtown. I am excited and nervous. I know working at a transfer school is going to pose a list of new challenges but I also think I am going to learn so much from it. I am in love with teaching in every way, however I am trying to learn how to not make my work my life. It is so easy to base your life off of the ups and downs of work- but we are more than our work so I am trying to view myself as more than that.

I am a parent to a 5 month old puppy named Meeko, he is pictured above for your viewing pleasure. He is currently 3.46 pounds. I did not realize he was going to be so small but he is.He makes me so happy and excited about life because he enjoys the simplest things. He is a sweet heart and I would bring him with me every where if I could.

This is my second to last class at Fordham and I am excited be out of school soon because I have not taken a break in a long time.